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chuck hagel writes, so why did we invade iraq? i believe it is the triumph, arrogance and incompetent that took america into this war of choice. chuck hagel, it should be said did not begin his career as a foreign policy apostate, in 2002, he voted for the iraq war. he wanted to tear up the missile treaty we have with russia to build a missile defense shield, and put boots on the ground in kosovo, which was at the edge of the extreme hawkishness. like many in the country, though relatively few in the congress, hagel was changed about the iraq war, he became a cautious critic and ended as an angry opponent. he ended a changed man or at least a changed foreign policy thinker. it was not just the iraq war he began to question by the end. it was the republican party's entire turn towards the unilateral, the very idea that america had the idea to topple the multiple dictators. this is what makes hagel so important, he is one of the few who is changed by iraq. he goes on to write "what the republican foreign policy establishment fears i
chuck hagel writes, so why did we invade iraq? i believe it is the triumph, arrogance and incompetent that took america into this war of choice. chuck hagel, it should be said did not begin his career as a foreign policy apostate, in 2002, he voted for the iraq war. he wanted to tear up the missile treaty we have with russia to build a missile defense shield, and put boots on the ground in kosovo, which was at the edge of the extreme hawkishness. like many in the country, though relatively few...
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that will never hap in in iraq. >> but he ended up voting to go to war in iraq. that didn't manifest itself as consistency in his voting record. >> and at a point where iraq was going quite badly, he had an opportunity to support the surge and chose not to. that, i think, shows a real question in judgment. the surge -- >> go ahead. >> you're saying that his being wrong on the surge raises questions of judgment. but for lindsey graham and john mccain and bill kristol and all of these people who were supportive of the iraq war and haven't changed their view one iota, we should take their judgment about chuck hagel? >> and how much of this is about republican politics, he didn't support john mccain. a lot of republicans question whether he's really republican. >> i think on foreign policy, he clearly differs from republicans on foreign policy. but if he defines himself as a republican, he will get a nomination, but clearly that's not the case. there are other things, refusing to designate hezbollah as a terrorist organization, something that 88 senators signed a let
that will never hap in in iraq. >> but he ended up voting to go to war in iraq. that didn't manifest itself as consistency in his voting record. >> and at a point where iraq was going quite badly, he had an opportunity to support the surge and chose not to. that, i think, shows a real question in judgment. the surge -- >> go ahead. >> you're saying that his being wrong on the surge raises questions of judgment. but for lindsey graham and john mccain and bill kristol and...
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. >> he turned against the war in iraq, basically, although his criticism of it was pretty, actually, pretty good. >> he wasn't even for the war in iraq, but then he voted for it. >> peter, what do you make of it? >> the irony is chuck hagel's skepticism about the military efficacy of military action against iran is very, very similar to what we're hearing from the national security establishment in israel. chuck hagel's view, which is that war once launched with iran could have unpredictable consequences and may not be effective is the same thing said by israeli generals. >> the same thing he said about iraq. about what happened afterwards. >> this is chuck hagel's real sin, i think, from the respect of people like lindsey fwram and john mccain. he has learned lessons from iraq and afghanistan, these two disastrous wars that are cost us so much that he's putting into action in his thinking about iran, that is exactly what the contemporary leaders of the republican party refuse to do. >> he was attacked by bill crystal when he was saying we should be skeptical about what might happen
. >> he turned against the war in iraq, basically, although his criticism of it was pretty, actually, pretty good. >> he wasn't even for the war in iraq, but then he voted for it. >> peter, what do you make of it? >> the irony is chuck hagel's skepticism about the military efficacy of military action against iran is very, very similar to what we're hearing from the national security establishment in israel. chuck hagel's view, which is that war once launched with iran...
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we didn't get one with iraq. that is the reason there are no u.s. troops in iraq. iraq is dealing with resurgence of al qaeda. we're pressuring them as well. they're trying to pressure us. they want things. we want things. of course they will have that meeting on friday. melissa: do you think there is, everybody always makes the case the danger is if we leave there it become as haven for al qaeda again. >> right. melissa: do you think that's a real possibility? certainly seems like they have free run in pakistan so, i don't know. is it really helping us? go ahead. >> there is reason to be concerned, melissa. i think that this is what security analysts are really worried about. if we leave there can the afghan forces deal with call died? will taliban take over the country? will al qaeda come back in as a welcome guest? will they move over from pakistan? will they use afghanistan to destablize pakistan which has nuclear arsenal of over 100 weapons? what price security? how much did 9/11 cost us? we have to remember that. we have to be careful we don't just think abou
we didn't get one with iraq. that is the reason there are no u.s. troops in iraq. iraq is dealing with resurgence of al qaeda. we're pressuring them as well. they're trying to pressure us. they want things. we want things. of course they will have that meeting on friday. melissa: do you think there is, everybody always makes the case the danger is if we leave there it become as haven for al qaeda again. >> right. melissa: do you think that's a real possibility? certainly seems like they...
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two vietnam vets square off against each other over the iraq surge. as chuck hagel is challenged by john mccain. >> would you please answer the question? will you correct or incorrect when you said that the surge would be the most dangerous foreign policy blunder in this country since vietnam? were you correct or incorrect? yes or no. >> my reference to the surge being -- >> the question is were you right or wrong? that's a pretty straight forward question. >> well -- >> i would like to answer whether you are right or wrong, and then you are free to elaborate. >> well, i am not going to give you a yes or no answer on a lot of things. >> let the record show you refuse to answer that question. now, please go ahead. >> well, if you would like me to explain why i -- >> i absolutely would like answer answer. yes or no. >> well, i'm not going to give you a yes or no. i think it's far more complicated than that. >> is this finally the year for immigration reform? president obama sits down with jose diaz bullart. >> i don't think that it should take many, man
two vietnam vets square off against each other over the iraq surge. as chuck hagel is challenged by john mccain. >> would you please answer the question? will you correct or incorrect when you said that the surge would be the most dangerous foreign policy blunder in this country since vietnam? were you correct or incorrect? yes or no. >> my reference to the surge being -- >> the question is were you right or wrong? that's a pretty straight forward question. >> well --...
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i met the head of asia cell in iraq three years ago. at the time, he said the company would be iraq's first big ipo. it seemed a little bit like a dream then, but that bet could be paying off. asia cell is now one of the three biggest mobile phone operators in iraq. >>> well, offshore drilling company transocean will pay $1.4 billion in fines and penalties for its part in the worst offshore oil spill in american history. the company's also going to plead guilty to violating the clean water act. transocean, you may recall, owned the actual deepwater horizon rig that sank after the explosion in which 11 were killed in 2010. the company most associated with the disaster, though, isn't transocean. it's bp. and bp tells us that the settlement, i'll quote them, jr underscores what every official investigation has found, that the deepwater horizon accident resulted in multiple accidents from multiple parties. >>> and five men have been charged with the brutal gang rape and death of a 23-year-old woman. a senior police official tells cnn the me
i met the head of asia cell in iraq three years ago. at the time, he said the company would be iraq's first big ipo. it seemed a little bit like a dream then, but that bet could be paying off. asia cell is now one of the three biggest mobile phone operators in iraq. >>> well, offshore drilling company transocean will pay $1.4 billion in fines and penalties for its part in the worst offshore oil spill in american history. the company's also going to plead guilty to violating the clean...
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>> well, the reason for that drop in defense spending is primarily because of the wars in iraq and afghanistan winding down. so we're seeing, we had been spending up to $160 billion a year on the two wars combined. that has come down already to just $85 billion this year. so we're going to see that continue to decline over the next couple years. eventually the war funding will be completely gun. that is a lot of what we're seeing. david: let me ex-trap lot -- ex-trap owe late who is being hurt. i would expect a lot of small contractors. food service companies that provide the mre's for soldiers, that sort of company is being hurt particularly bad right now, right? >> right. it is the small companies not as diversified. they may have only have a handful of contracts, when the contracts expire it could devastate their business. also the service sector. dod contracts for a lot of different types of services of the not just for food service but security services for people to mow the grass, you name it. do systems engineering, things like that. they will be hurt as well in this downturn. david: ta
>> well, the reason for that drop in defense spending is primarily because of the wars in iraq and afghanistan winding down. so we're seeing, we had been spending up to $160 billion a year on the two wars combined. that has come down already to just $85 billion this year. so we're going to see that continue to decline over the next couple years. eventually the war funding will be completely gun. that is a lot of what we're seeing. david: let me ex-trap lot -- ex-trap owe late who is being...
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we have brought wars in iraq and we will bring the war in afghanistan to an honorable conclusion. we have opened up opportunities for all-americans to serve in our military. and we continue to strongly support our forces, their families, and our wounded warriors. these are some of the achievements that i am proud of. let me close by expressing my profound gratitude to the outstanding team of military and civilian staff and leaders that i've had the opportunity serve with at the department of defense and at the white house. in particular, let me deeply thank the outstanding men and women in uniform who i've had the privilege to serve and to lead. those who put their lives on the line everyday on distant battle fields for this country. their sacrifices teach us that freedom is not free. a strong democracy depends on a strong defense but you can also not have a strong and stable defense without a strong and stable democracy. as we continue to confront strategic challenges and fiscal austerity, my hope for the future is that the sense of duty, our service members and their families ex
we have brought wars in iraq and we will bring the war in afghanistan to an honorable conclusion. we have opened up opportunities for all-americans to serve in our military. and we continue to strongly support our forces, their families, and our wounded warriors. these are some of the achievements that i am proud of. let me close by expressing my profound gratitude to the outstanding team of military and civilian staff and leaders that i've had the opportunity serve with at the department of...
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that was at the height of the aversion and iraq wars. are these requirements still valid and at what point is the air force going to be told you don't have to build to that. >> i think that will be a dialogue that we have, especially as we build the f515 programs and look at the future and discover what is the footprint in afghanistan, what is the footprint across southwest asia and what do we need for the less permissive environments. the current guidance is 65 with the capability to surge to 85. our budget supports that and by may of 2014 we'll reach that camability but will have to assess is that the right number and i think it will be dependent on the world situation and where we need to invest as a nation. >> how many orbits are you at. >> currently at 59 combat air patrols. >> and coming online, how many of them are you increasing by on a steady basis. >> maybe 4 per year, 5 per year. but we get to 65 in may of 2014. so that gives you a sense of the speed. >> more with the air forces intelligence chief lieutenant general larry jame
that was at the height of the aversion and iraq wars. are these requirements still valid and at what point is the air force going to be told you don't have to build to that. >> i think that will be a dialogue that we have, especially as we build the f515 programs and look at the future and discover what is the footprint in afghanistan, what is the footprint across southwest asia and what do we need for the less permissive environments. the current guidance is 65 with the capability to...
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. >> brendon morocco was private first class when he hit a loadside bomb in iraq and lost all four of his limbs. today, he has two new arms and two new reasons to smile. >> now i can move my elbows. this is my elbow. the one i had before. i can rotate a little bit. >> the 26-year-old from staten island because the war's first quadruple amputee and the first seasonal to receive double arm transplant last month in baltimore. team of the nation's top physician able to attached donor arm to the wounded seasonal that should one day be fully functionm. >> it seals amazing -- it feels amazing. something i was waiting for, for a long time. now that it finally happened, i really don't know what to say. it's just such a big thing for my life. it's, it's fantastic. >> fox news first met him last summer when the tunnel to tower foundation built him a new home. a home that was danieled by hurricane sandy. but is now being rebuilt. today he described what he has missed most. >> driving. absolutely, driving. >> why? >> i used to love to drive. it was a lot of fun for me. one of my goals is to cycle
. >> brendon morocco was private first class when he hit a loadside bomb in iraq and lost all four of his limbs. today, he has two new arms and two new reasons to smile. >> now i can move my elbows. this is my elbow. the one i had before. i can rotate a little bit. >> the 26-year-old from staten island because the war's first quadruple amputee and the first seasonal to receive double arm transplant last month in baltimore. team of the nation's top physician able to attached...
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not counting the $400 billion already saved from winding down the wars in iraq and afghanistan. so we've made progress. >> didn't president clinton say it was all about arithmetic? republicans can posture on the debt ceiling all they want. they know the truth. listen to john boehner two years ago. >> do you agree with administration officials and other economists that defaulting on the full faith and credit of the united states would be a financial disaster? >> that would be a financial disaster, not only for our country, but for the worldwide economy. >> oh, financial disaster. apparently this is not a game. outgoing treasury secretary timothy geithner says that we will hit the debt limit between mid-february and early march. the financial security of millions of americans is at stake. >> if congressional republicans refuse to pay america's bills on time, social security checks and veterans benefits will be delayed. we might not be able to pay our troops or honor our contracts with small business owners. food inspector, air traffic controllers, specialists who track down loose
not counting the $400 billion already saved from winding down the wars in iraq and afghanistan. so we've made progress. >> didn't president clinton say it was all about arithmetic? republicans can posture on the debt ceiling all they want. they know the truth. listen to john boehner two years ago. >> do you agree with administration officials and other economists that defaulting on the full faith and credit of the united states would be a financial disaster? >> that would be a...
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the iraq war is over as of just exactly a year ago. the bush tax cuts were all extended for one more year last year after they reached their ten-year expiration date. and in the deal that president obama is due to sign now from his vacation in hawaii, the bush tax cuts are about to be made permanent for 99% of all mesh taxpayers. the tax cuts will go back to clinton-era rates, right. the tax rates will go back to what they were in the clinton area, only on income over 400 gs. so the bush tax cuts were a fiscal disaster for our country. but we are keeping 99% of them. still, though, the president got most of the deal that he wanted in this deal that happened over the holidays. and he did get the republicans to admit to that one tiny exception to making all the bush tax rates permanent. and the president signaled in a statement released by the white house today that he is now after this deal ready to move on. specifically, the president name checked five policy areas that he wants to move on now that this cliff nonsense is at least parti
the iraq war is over as of just exactly a year ago. the bush tax cuts were all extended for one more year last year after they reached their ten-year expiration date. and in the deal that president obama is due to sign now from his vacation in hawaii, the bush tax cuts are about to be made permanent for 99% of all mesh taxpayers. the tax cuts will go back to clinton-era rates, right. the tax rates will go back to what they were in the clinton area, only on income over 400 gs. so the bush tax...
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the first american soldier to survive using all four limbs and the iraq war now says he's excited for the future. he received a rare double on transplant last month. brendan morocco wheeled himself into a news conference said john saucer to doug johns hopkins hospital in baltimore. >> this is my elbow. not much movement at all, not yet in this arm. at least we are hopeful for the future to get some pretty good function added. lou: doctors expect it will take two to three years for him to regain full use of his new arms. coming up tomorrow, former secretary of state, dr. henry kissinger joins us on the growing unrest in the middle east, the president of the national immigration and customs enforcement council will be with us. veteran democratic campaign strategist among our guests. stay with us. were coming right back. the president could not resist putting himself right in the middle of immigration reform initiatives. what initiative was a really? the "a-team" will have the answers. go to loudobbs.com for links to our facebook page, twitter, send us an e-mail..wel for coming right bac
the first american soldier to survive using all four limbs and the iraq war now says he's excited for the future. he received a rare double on transplant last month. brendan morocco wheeled himself into a news conference said john saucer to doug johns hopkins hospital in baltimore. >> this is my elbow. not much movement at all, not yet in this arm. at least we are hopeful for the future to get some pretty good function added. lou: doctors expect it will take two to three years for him to...
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what can actually happen in iraq and afghanistan has happened. so, once we have that high-level overview, we can work with our art group to define all the assets and work with voice actors to report their lines and work with our motion capture state next door to capture all the animations that these people need to have. >> you bring in a mentor character that pops up periodically and guides the user through the events, the strategies and a way to put it altogether. so, a challenge event. seeing a child die. how do you get over that? by going through these kind of events in advance, we're preparing folks for what they may face and giving them tactics for better dealing with it. >> the army research community has funded a portion of this. the office and naval research and marine corps has funded a portion of this. >> i certainly think that anything we can do as a government, as a military to prepare our young men and women for what they might see while deployed is money well spent. >> on the way back, there was an i.d. attack and our vehicle ran ov
what can actually happen in iraq and afghanistan has happened. so, once we have that high-level overview, we can work with our art group to define all the assets and work with voice actors to report their lines and work with our motion capture state next door to capture all the animations that these people need to have. >> you bring in a mentor character that pops up periodically and guides the user through the events, the strategies and a way to put it altogether. so, a challenge event....
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i thought i could do my part in iraq and afghanistan. as i watched the drift in washington in the first two years of the obama administration, i thought again we face a perilous moment. this time it's the debt crisis we face. when our incumbent congressman announced his retirement i thought i could perhaps provide some of that leadership here in washington. i wanted come to washington and fight for the same freedoms here that i did in iraq and afghanistan. >> some of your first votes. you are being called what's part of the hell no caucus. my apologies for the language there but it wasn't mine. it's a cover story. do you accept that idea that that's the -- that's what your role is going to be in the republican conference? >> i don't think that'll be my role in the republican conference. but i think that the congress as a whole may need to say hell no to barack obama a little bit more. frankly i wish we might have had people here in 2009 and 2010 who were saying that as obama care was passed, as the stimulus was passed, as a dodd/frank fi
i thought i could do my part in iraq and afghanistan. as i watched the drift in washington in the first two years of the obama administration, i thought again we face a perilous moment. this time it's the debt crisis we face. when our incumbent congressman announced his retirement i thought i could perhaps provide some of that leadership here in washington. i wanted come to washington and fight for the same freedoms here that i did in iraq and afghanistan. >> some of your first votes. you...
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he was talking about the war that did turn out to be an eight and a half yearlong war in iraq. now bill kristol, the living, breathing symbol of wrong about national security, mr. kristol has a fresh deal going. now his new project is that he wants to stop the nomination of former senator chuck hagel as secretary of defense. president obama today chose the republican for nebraska for that job. despite having been fine with mr. hagel even as a possible vice president for george w. bush in 2000, bill kristol is now leading the opposition to chuck hagel at defense. bill kristol, the same guy who said iraq would take two months, who said the only consequences of us bombing iran already would be good consequences, the man who thought up the sarah palin vice presidency, the one man in america who can least be the arbiter of what is reasonable in national security. that same one guy bill kristol now bought chuckhagel.com where you can go to learn that bill kristol believes that chuck hagel is not a responsible option. oh, senator hagel, may you always be blessed with comically nonself
he was talking about the war that did turn out to be an eight and a half yearlong war in iraq. now bill kristol, the living, breathing symbol of wrong about national security, mr. kristol has a fresh deal going. now his new project is that he wants to stop the nomination of former senator chuck hagel as secretary of defense. president obama today chose the republican for nebraska for that job. despite having been fine with mr. hagel even as a possible vice president for george w. bush in 2000,...
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anyone who says that is an insult to the 60 plus people who have been killed in iraq. >> when and if we start to see women come home in body bags, the obama administration and the bush and administration were wrong to not allow a single body to come in. hell, and we need to see the ugly. i do not like this idea of covering the evidence war gives us, but that is another issue. what do you think will happen when we start seeing women coming home in body bags at the same rate as men? >> i think people will be fine with it. if you have 30 women killed in a week or something like that, that is going to be a big story, and it is going to be tragic, but i think people will accept it. i think it is a done deal. we are in the starship troopers era. >> john kerry state department? >> better there than the president. tavis: ouch. >> i interviewed senator kerrey in baghdad during one of the worst times in the war in iraq, and i ask, you know there has been more suicide bombings in the last three years in iraq and the past 20 or 30 years, and he said, i warned them not to go in iraq, and i said,
anyone who says that is an insult to the 60 plus people who have been killed in iraq. >> when and if we start to see women come home in body bags, the obama administration and the bush and administration were wrong to not allow a single body to come in. hell, and we need to see the ugly. i do not like this idea of covering the evidence war gives us, but that is another issue. what do you think will happen when we start seeing women coming home in body bags at the same rate as men?...
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there's a flip here, the republicans love waging war without decoration declarations as they did in iraq and afghanistan-- >> wait a minute, president bush got a-- >> that's not declaration of war. >> nowhere in the constitution does it say you must use certain words, but an authorization for force, everybody knows that means-- >> it's not just war and-- >> that's not even disputed that president bush had authority for the engagements in afghanistan and iraq. what is-- >> i happen to think he had authority. >> you said it right. can the states, can regulations be put in place involving guns? sure, but there's a second amendment, you're right i think all justices agree that's a right that exists for individuals, but the president didn't get to set the regulations or legislation without going through the legislative branch. there's no regulation for him to base the legislation from. in other words, there's no legislation that he can then have is a regulation for. take it upon his own, the constitution doesn't allow it. >> if justice hannity doesn't get to the supreme court, i don't think t
there's a flip here, the republicans love waging war without decoration declarations as they did in iraq and afghanistan-- >> wait a minute, president bush got a-- >> that's not declaration of war. >> nowhere in the constitution does it say you must use certain words, but an authorization for force, everybody knows that means-- >> it's not just war and-- >> that's not even disputed that president bush had authority for the engagements in afghanistan and iraq. what...
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i started in iraq in two thousand and four in two thousand and six i was in the second battle of. allusion november two thousand and four as a human being and as a person who has a heart i can't lie to myself anybody else and say that we had a reason to be there that there's a reason for the million iraqis that died in the five thousand to said we say we're the greatest country in the world but we go and kill you know people in their country but we don't stop genocide in africa we don't help people that we can help that would be the greatest country in the world if we can save a million people instead of killing them and people if you're not convinced our foreign policy is morally bankrupt perhaps we should talk about money. in the united states had need one point four trillion dollars for total war spending in iraq and afghanistan since two thousand and one never wondered what one point four trillion dollars would buy well it could be the annual energy costs for every household in america five years but i hear you saying that would not do very much to decrease our dependence on f
i started in iraq in two thousand and four in two thousand and six i was in the second battle of. allusion november two thousand and four as a human being and as a person who has a heart i can't lie to myself anybody else and say that we had a reason to be there that there's a reason for the million iraqis that died in the five thousand to said we say we're the greatest country in the world but we go and kill you know people in their country but we don't stop genocide in africa we don't help...
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stipulated and specifically the invasions of iraq afghanistan and what have you as reasons for these terrorist attacks. for them. all france has actually increased its internal security just before the invasion of mali as well so we know that they're also expound on some kind of alert in terms of the likelihood of a terrorist attack the crisis in mali is but escalating since it began a year ago the government asked france to step in then is paris expecting anything in return for this military assistance well i think it's important to remember that although the mali and government arsed fronts the step in the region which they're invading is a region which is occupied by the two or it people who don't really see themselves as citizens of mali necessarily they occupy space is on the borders of algeria and libya niger as well as mali and i think the money government inviting france in to help deal with them is not dissimilar to the way in which that on the state asked us assistance to deal with the kurds i think the response that sponsored we hoped for probably be something along the li
stipulated and specifically the invasions of iraq afghanistan and what have you as reasons for these terrorist attacks. for them. all france has actually increased its internal security just before the invasion of mali as well so we know that they're also expound on some kind of alert in terms of the likelihood of a terrorist attack the crisis in mali is but escalating since it began a year ago the government asked france to step in then is paris expecting anything in return for this military...
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but the truth being, i voted and then i went to iraq. and there i was. and it mo longer -- like i said, we were kind of above politics in our hopefulness, and below politics in our utility. we weren't actively a part of the mechanism in a way which felt like this -- we had a hand in our fate. so, when i was there, i went back in 2005, to ramadi. by that point we knew we were wrong but my marines are being sent, and to not go was intolerable to me, and returning is when everything went wonderfully in terms of seeing my child, but terribly in losing my parents and losing friends thought the entire tour, the tour i was wounded. i left cold at 16 years. you get money after being there for 20 or life, but i walked, because i knew that that sense of responsibility was inescapable. i would never be able to not watch the television and see marine goes in, and if i were capable, if i were still able, to justify not going with them, despite the fact i had every reason in the world to justify not going with them. i had a wife and and a child and no one to help them
but the truth being, i voted and then i went to iraq. and there i was. and it mo longer -- like i said, we were kind of above politics in our hopefulness, and below politics in our utility. we weren't actively a part of the mechanism in a way which felt like this -- we had a hand in our fate. so, when i was there, i went back in 2005, to ramadi. by that point we knew we were wrong but my marines are being sent, and to not go was intolerable to me, and returning is when everything went...
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and i was around when everyone said no to the vietnam war, no to the iraq war. this is another kind of a war. and we have more control over it if we have the courage. >> can we win this war? is the conversation and the mood at a tipping point in this country, in your opinion? >> i only can hope so. i can't get into the mind of that gentleman who started pointing his finger at piers morgan and going off on some rant that the government is coming to get us all. government is not coming to get us all. we get to that point, nothing is going to help us if the military turnses against the people. let's get real here. we're talking innocent lives lost. it seems to me we should do three things right now. get the weapons of war off our streets. keep guns out of the hands of the mentally ill and children, and also make sure that our schools are safe by allowing the local governments to avail themselves of some grant programs so they can bring secure schools, make them a reality in their neighborhoods. >> senator boxer, with the assault weapons ban of 1994, would that pass
and i was around when everyone said no to the vietnam war, no to the iraq war. this is another kind of a war. and we have more control over it if we have the courage. >> can we win this war? is the conversation and the mood at a tipping point in this country, in your opinion? >> i only can hope so. i can't get into the mind of that gentleman who started pointing his finger at piers morgan and going off on some rant that the government is coming to get us all. government is not...
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expressing doubts about the iraq war in john burns had the commanding general of iraq expressing grave doubts about the war and did not report it, and kc stating command for 18 more months. c-span: do you know that for sure? >> guest: he wrote it in "the new york times" and in another instance, burns was hanging out with petraeus and petraeus had actually quit, and i guess this was in baghdad. i think he had his own sort of values about why he didn't do it. c-span: you at. c-span: you at the same time talked about the white house correspondents' dinner and i want to run that clip and again talk about how you see journalists relating to people in power. >> "rolling stone" has -- in my view they have been doing great stuff with matt tiabbi and dickinson and a number of other journalists that i could list off in one of their functions is to not have to worry about things like that. we are able to go there, because we don't have a table at the white house correspondents' dinner. that i think also one of the things is that i talk to people and they talk to me not sometimes because they want
expressing doubts about the iraq war in john burns had the commanding general of iraq expressing grave doubts about the war and did not report it, and kc stating command for 18 more months. c-span: do you know that for sure? >> guest: he wrote it in "the new york times" and in another instance, burns was hanging out with petraeus and petraeus had actually quit, and i guess this was in baghdad. i think he had his own sort of values about why he didn't do it. c-span: you at....
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like you, i watched what happened in iraq up close. and i saw it unfold i'm very, very, very worried now looking where the regime in baghdad is moving, i'm very worried and i ask myself the serious question, was it worth in blood and treasure that was lost? we can continue this conversation, congressman, down the road. congressman tom cotton. thanks, also, by the way, for your service in iraq and afghanistan. i know you had nothing to do with the policy, you went there as an honorable patriotic american and we welcome you to washington now as the united states congressman. >> thank you, wolf. i appreciate it. >> let's bring our national security contributor fran townsend who is joining us right now. fran, you're on the advisory board of the cia. what do you think of brennan becoming -- assuming he's confirmed -- the next cia director? >> you know, wolf, as you realize, when i was in the white house, john was not only serving in the cia, but he was instrumental in frankly sort of the founding director of what is now the national counter
like you, i watched what happened in iraq up close. and i saw it unfold i'm very, very, very worried now looking where the regime in baghdad is moving, i'm very worried and i ask myself the serious question, was it worth in blood and treasure that was lost? we can continue this conversation, congressman, down the road. congressman tom cotton. thanks, also, by the way, for your service in iraq and afghanistan. i know you had nothing to do with the policy, you went there as an honorable patriotic...
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analyst stephanie sanok worked in baghdad, and developed options for the iraq drawdown. she says between war fatigue and spending uts, even the middle option may be a reach. "my guess is, ou end up closer to the 6,000-person option than &pthe 10,000-peeson option." analyst jeff dressler argues 3 3 pentagon." lawwence, cnn, the pentagon." ,3 coming up in our 6 o'clock violent video games. games.the buy-back program -& going on in a connecticut community. 3&plaat year, he wassthe head -3 coach of the coltt.now, he's gameplanning to beet them in the plaaoffs.jim caldweel's - unique perspective on sunday's matchup. 33 ((break 3)) 3 vr 3 coming up in our 6 o'clock hour... a ffmous face... paught up in an uncomfortable interview..- word samuel-l-jackson tried to get a reporter tt say.
analyst stephanie sanok worked in baghdad, and developed options for the iraq drawdown. she says between war fatigue and spending uts, even the middle option may be a reach. "my guess is, ou end up closer to the 6,000-person option than &pthe 10,000-peeson option." analyst jeff dressler argues 3 3 pentagon." lawwence, cnn, the pentagon." ,3 coming up in our 6 o'clock violent video games. games.the buy-back program -& going on in a connecticut community. 3&plaat...
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he points out in panama, 1989, iraq, 1990, serbia, 1998, afghanistan, 2001 and iraq, 2003, washington tried sanctions pressure and the threat of force to get leaders to change course, it didn't work. and washington had to make good on its threat to go to war. with north korea, coercive diplomacy also failed, but in this case, washington decided against military action choosing, instead, to contain the regime. making coercive diplomacy requires a mix of threats and promises. with regard to iran, the administration has made the threats plenty of times. with clarity and credibility. but while the sticks have been handled shrewdly, the carrots have not. the united states is unable to define for itself or for the world what would be an acceptable deal and, most importantly, what it is willing to-do if tehran agrees to such a deal. would sanctions be lifted? which ones? would the u.s. stop its efforts to overthrow the regime? there have been many obstacles in the path of a deal from the iranian side. but a former state department official writing in the cairo review of global affairs points
he points out in panama, 1989, iraq, 1990, serbia, 1998, afghanistan, 2001 and iraq, 2003, washington tried sanctions pressure and the threat of force to get leaders to change course, it didn't work. and washington had to make good on its threat to go to war. with north korea, coercive diplomacy also failed, but in this case, washington decided against military action choosing, instead, to contain the regime. making coercive diplomacy requires a mix of threats and promises. with regard to iran,...
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iraq was in the middle of a full blown civil war with 3,000 iraq quis killing each other every single month and there was very little thought to how that was going to correct itself. and many of you may remember the political controversy that faced the bush administration at the time. the important decision that is were made at the end of 2006 and the beginning of 2007 and are now coming out in all of the books are use to feel go back and look at. it was an important decision where president bush agreed with prime minister malachi the prime minister of iraq to surge 30,000 troops into iraq and 30,000 troops into baghdad to be able to address this civil war that was happening in iraq and try to keep it from becoming a much broader, much more dangerous, much more difficult conflict. but the important aspect at the time the three star commander over there is now the chief of staff of the army and was the core commander in charge of all the units there and general petraeus came in. what they recognized at the time was adding the additional 30,000 2r507s, if you did not change the tactics
iraq was in the middle of a full blown civil war with 3,000 iraq quis killing each other every single month and there was very little thought to how that was going to correct itself. and many of you may remember the political controversy that faced the bush administration at the time. the important decision that is were made at the end of 2006 and the beginning of 2007 and are now coming out in all of the books are use to feel go back and look at. it was an important decision where president...
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forces in northern iraq. in the wake of these arrests, dhs secretary janet napolitano and others have publicly acknowledged that security checks have been expanded to the more than 58,000 iraqi refugees who had already been settled in the united states. according to press reports this past february, intelligence indicates that the threat posed by refugees with ties to al qaeda is much broader than was previously believed. fbi director robert mueller stated last year during congressional testimony before the house intelligence committee that he continues to be concerned with "individuals who may have been resettled here in the united states that have some association with al qaeda in iraq." there are also reports that that immigration authorities have given the fbi roughly 300 names of iraqi refugees for further investigation. with the recent movement of aqi fighters into syria and reports just yesterday of chemical weapons being moved, i am increasingly worried that terrorists may try to exploit various refug
forces in northern iraq. in the wake of these arrests, dhs secretary janet napolitano and others have publicly acknowledged that security checks have been expanded to the more than 58,000 iraqi refugees who had already been settled in the united states. according to press reports this past february, intelligence indicates that the threat posed by refugees with ties to al qaeda is much broader than was previously believed. fbi director robert mueller stated last year during congressional...
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we did this to iraq. how come we can't help them and do this in haiti by actually putting them up, a military administrative, somebody to go in and actually help run the country. set the systems back in place and turn it over to the hatian people and when every system is up and running. it can be done, we did it in iraq. >> greta: coming up after the earth stopped shaking, the people of haiti facing another giant and deadly threat. cholera. the latest on the epidemic. plus, our tour of a samaritan's purse cholera clinic for children. that's next and so many children left without parents and left without homes. now, a fresh start for dozens of haiti's children. you'll hear from the executive director of the greta home and academy coming up. . >> with mama's and papas and asked to do and i do it as the other kids. so i would like that, that-- and people are sending things for so that we have more blessings. aig? we said we were going to turn it around, and we did. woman: we're helping joplin, missouri, come
we did this to iraq. how come we can't help them and do this in haiti by actually putting them up, a military administrative, somebody to go in and actually help run the country. set the systems back in place and turn it over to the hatian people and when every system is up and running. it can be done, we did it in iraq. >> greta: coming up after the earth stopped shaking, the people of haiti facing another giant and deadly threat. cholera. the latest on the epidemic. plus, our tour of a...
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when he commanded all of iraq, he basically set up this thing called the sons of iraq which paid ex-militants to come over and fight on the american side against the jihadists using the commander's discretionary fund. again, on his own authority. he didn't tell his superiors back in washington about this. and these kinds of enterprises, he did this, he had to do it because that was the only way he could succeed on the battlefield. but you know, once you do this sort of thing enough you get used to it. >> i spent a little time with him in baghdad in 2005. and i saw him. i saw how he operated and obviously he was very self-confident, very unique and he did things exactly the way you point out, the way he thought was best for the country. did you in your research, you did a ton of research did you meet paula broadwell? i know you interviewed over 100 people in connection with the book. >> no i never interviewed her. i know who she is. i know people who know her. this affair was widely rumored but nobody really believed it was happening until it was discovered. >> yeah. so do you believe he did t
when he commanded all of iraq, he basically set up this thing called the sons of iraq which paid ex-militants to come over and fight on the american side against the jihadists using the commander's discretionary fund. again, on his own authority. he didn't tell his superiors back in washington about this. and these kinds of enterprises, he did this, he had to do it because that was the only way he could succeed on the battlefield. but you know, once you do this sort of thing enough you get used...
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they voted for spending bills to send money to afghanistan, to send money to iraq, to send money into their own districts, to give money to oil companies. they've already voted for these spending bills, and now they're saying when it's time to actually pay the bill for their votes wropt to do it. it's the equivalent of anybody who goes to put something on their credit card and then calls the credit card company and says even though i bought it and used it, i don't feel like paying for it. i can understand them voting against spending. that's one thing. but don't vote for spending and then say i refuse to pay the bill and threaten the full faith and credit of the united states government, trigger an increase in interest rates, and thwart our economic recovery. that is just irresponsible. it is hip critical, and it is what is wrong with washington and it will fundamentally hurt our economy to make some cheap partisan hypocritical political points. >> congressman, i want to ask you about sandy because there's a vote on the house floor tonight, as you well know, and it is a very strange p
they voted for spending bills to send money to afghanistan, to send money to iraq, to send money into their own districts, to give money to oil companies. they've already voted for these spending bills, and now they're saying when it's time to actually pay the bill for their votes wropt to do it. it's the equivalent of anybody who goes to put something on their credit card and then calls the credit card company and says even though i bought it and used it, i don't feel like paying for it. i can...
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you got injured when you were in iraq. he was part of the invasion force in iraq. >> went to the program came back in a couple weeks and volunteered because i got so much out of it. >> no less than that ever. >> about a month after i went to the program i came back and volunteered started instructing like fly casting to other disabled vets and taking them on fishing trips. >> if you had your way would you do this permanently? >> absolutely. of course i would. this is my office. doesn't get any better than this. >> i was going to say i will switch agree with that. >> about the outdoors being the best offer. >> everything in life isn't it? >> exactly. that is why this is so awesome with guys with ptsd. once you are out here it gives you the perspective. >> you can see why it is so they'r therapeutic. >> we got out we returned fire. i have no cartilage in my knee. >> when you first fell you thought you might have been shot. >> right. >> if i can come back with this experience and share it with someone else who hasn't had the
you got injured when you were in iraq. he was part of the invasion force in iraq. >> went to the program came back in a couple weeks and volunteered because i got so much out of it. >> no less than that ever. >> about a month after i went to the program i came back and volunteered started instructing like fly casting to other disabled vets and taking them on fishing trips. >> if you had your way would you do this permanently? >> absolutely. of course i would. this...
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so i tell folks, you run an operation in iraq that was running $12 billion a month. afghanistan was $10 billion a month. we burneded up a lot of resources fight twog wars over the last decade. >> all right so just on that thought get some views from the panelists. we're running those wars down. will they stay down, general mccaffrey? i know some saving is already built in. but down the road in terms of support personnel, in terms of investment in various weaponry and approaches and so forth, maybe that's the place for the savings right there on top of the savings in europe. >> oh, i think there's no question that as we turn off this war in afghanistan i think we're going to largely leave. i'd be astonished if we have any significant footprint there much beyond 2014. so that's a substantial load off the people and the resources of the department of defense. iraq was the same thing. our presence in europe's more complicated. the europeans like us there. by the way, we're closer to our target areas in the middle east from germany than we are from fort lewis, washington.
so i tell folks, you run an operation in iraq that was running $12 billion a month. afghanistan was $10 billion a month. we burneded up a lot of resources fight twog wars over the last decade. >> all right so just on that thought get some views from the panelists. we're running those wars down. will they stay down, general mccaffrey? i know some saving is already built in. but down the road in terms of support personnel, in terms of investment in various weaponry and approaches and so...
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iraq, yes. afghanistan, yes. iraq again, yes. iran, let's go. why do people listen to these types? why the knee-jerk salute every time one of these armchair hawks itches for another conflict? i'm glad we have kerry now as the same reason i'm glad there was an anwar sadat, a yitzhak rabin. and out of the disastrous suze campaign. i'm glad the hawks aren't going to be able to stop chuck hagel, because the people who have seen war, felt it, been in it, hurt by it body and heart are the very people i want deciding on when and whether we go to another. that's "hardball" for now. thanks for being with us. "the ed show" with ed schultz starts right now. >> good evening, americans, and welcome to "the ed show" from new york. republicans want immigration reform, but for only one reason, to protect their political hides. this is "the ed show." let's get to work. >> i believe we are finally at a moment when immigration reform is in our grasp. >> the president is pushing for citizenship for 11 million undocumented immigrants as forces on the right line up to stop him. >> obama is seeking polit
iraq, yes. afghanistan, yes. iraq again, yes. iran, let's go. why do people listen to these types? why the knee-jerk salute every time one of these armchair hawks itches for another conflict? i'm glad we have kerry now as the same reason i'm glad there was an anwar sadat, a yitzhak rabin. and out of the disastrous suze campaign. i'm glad the hawks aren't going to be able to stop chuck hagel, because the people who have seen war, felt it, been in it, hurt by it body and heart are the very people...
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used for iraq refugees. that is the discriminating factor, the types of intelligence holdings that we have and our ability to pin against those holdings. the second question about what is being done for those that have already arrived, i would defer to my dhs colleagues who have been much more involved on that issue. >> there is a basic intelligence that exists pretended to those countries that have terrorist activities. is that accurate? >> i would like to start with an operational response and invite my colleagues to speak more in depth on the intelligence front. i would say operationally, what you are suggesting, that the program ought to have a heightened scrutiny on iraqis is in fact what happens. this was a chronology and when the united states government announced a large-scale resettlement of iraqis in 2007, we immediately looked at what we should be doing in light of this particular population which was different, in nationality we had not been resettling a great deal. we looked at enhancements whic
used for iraq refugees. that is the discriminating factor, the types of intelligence holdings that we have and our ability to pin against those holdings. the second question about what is being done for those that have already arrived, i would defer to my dhs colleagues who have been much more involved on that issue. >> there is a basic intelligence that exists pretended to those countries that have terrorist activities. is that accurate? >> i would like to start with an operational...
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iraq. you go to iraq and you get there and you say we had a would be store and we became amon.com. what was amazon.com and what was that sort of art in which you essentially defined what is an important element, you gave definition to which has become an important element of america employment of force. >> i was part of a team that did that. >> rose: always that's what the leadership's about. >> exactly. what we did was we had this wonderful force that was a little like a bullet. if the intelligence was provided to us and someone made a decision when to pull a trigger and we were aimedcation, that ts counterterrorists force would go in and create great effects, great presix and great -- precision and great speed. the apparatus didn't exist to provide us that understanding or provide us quickly enough learning in each step. instead of being this wonderful entity that sits behind glass until they break it you go we realize we have to be an intelligence organization that did tel just operations. >> rose: in the deliverance of difrent information from all sources and analyze and compar
iraq. you go to iraq and you get there and you say we had a would be store and we became amon.com. what was amazon.com and what was that sort of art in which you essentially defined what is an important element, you gave definition to which has become an important element of america employment of force. >> i was part of a team that did that. >> rose: always that's what the leadership's about. >> exactly. what we did was we had this wonderful force that was a little like a...